{
  "id": 10926802,
  "title": "Lapid: Nothing close to flydubai incident discussed during latest security briefing with Netanyahu",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/lapid-nothing-close-to-flydubai-incident-discussed-during-latest",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-30T11:28:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jerusalem Post",
    "slug": "jerusalem-post",
    "url": "https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/politics-and-diplomacy/article-910185"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Opposition leader Yair Lapid asserted that no discussion on the incident involving the suspected attempted hijacking of a flydubai flight, which involved over 100 Israeli passengers, took place during a recent security briefing with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Lapid emphasized that the briefing did not even hint at any similarities to the event. The statement came in response to the diverting of the Tel Aviv-bound flydubai flight to Saudi Arabia following an apparent pilot's attempt to take control of the aircraft.",
  "summary": "Lapid issued the statement following the incident aboard a Tel Aviv-bound flydubai flight, which was diverted to Saudi Arabia after an apparent attempt by a pilots to seize control of the aircraft.",
  "key_points": [
    "Yair Lapid claims no flydubai incident discussed in security briefing.",
    "Briefing did not mention similarities to suspected hijacking.",
    "Flight diverted to Saudi Arabia after pilot attempted control."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}